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The Silent Age

House on Fire · 2013

The Silent Age

Point-and-clickPuzzleRole-playing (RPG)IGDB 71Steam 93%

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"Point-and-click puzzle adventure with engaging story and relaxed pacing."

Best session: 20-45 minutes

Minimum session

15 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Easy to resume

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Moderate

Session structure

Story chapters

Play chapters in short bursts; puzzle solutions are logic-based, not time-dependent.

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About

Lose yourself in The Silent Age, the thrilling point-and-click adventure with over seven million mobile downloads, completely revamped and updated for PC. The Silent Age is an unforgettable experience. Can you, a simple janitor and literally, “the average Joe,” save humankind?

Help Joe as he travels between the groovy present of 1972 and the apocalyptic future of 2012 to discover the truth behind humankind's extinction - a quest entrusted to him by a dying man from the future. Use your portable time travel device to solve puzzles that bring you closer to answers and saving humanity.

Single playerSide viewFantasyScience fictionThrillerHistorical

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Platform Notes

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The Silent Age — Session FAQ

How long does a session of The Silent Age take?
The minimum meaningful session for The Silent Age is approximately 15 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause The Silent Age?
The Silent Age uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does The Silent Age pressure you to keep playing?
The Silent Age has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is The Silent Age's Session Respect Score?
The Silent Age has a Session Respect Score of 8.6/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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